Join a volunteer from the Speaking for Wildlife Program as they present:

NHBugs: The Big Three informs New Hampshire citizens and visitors about three invasive insects of greatest concern to our trees and forests: emerald ash borer, hemlock woolly adelgid and Asian longhorned beetle. This presentation includes information about the life cycles, identifying signs and symptoms of infestations, and management techniques for each pest.

The Speaking for Wildlife Project is a volunteer effort of UNH Cooperative Extension, the NH Coverts Project and NH Fish & Game, with funding provided by the Wellborn Ecology Fund of the NH Charitable Foundation.

Plan to bring the family and join us on Tuesday, December 18th at 6:30 PM in the downstairs Lane Room for a special Yuletide concert by local folk group Great Bay Sailor.  Promising an evening of music that they call "the hidden sounds of the season", the GBS Yuletide repertoire is comprised of songs from traditions honored in such diverse settings as isolated Irish village churches, English pubs, the mountain cabins of Appalachia, Hebridean households, Canadian social clubs, and the creative genius of contemporary bards and songwriters.  This is a Christmas that you have never heard before!

As a special treat, and as an end-of-year "thank you" to our wonderful patrons, the library will provide hot mulled cider and a delicious assortment of staff-baked cookies for those who arrive a little bit early.  The concert is free of charge, open to the public, and suitable for all ages.

About the performers:

Great Bay Sailor performs a brash but thoughtful brand of “contemporary/traditional” folk music.  The crew is composed of singers Bruce MacIntyre, Steve Carrigan and Mike Blaire; fiddle player, Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki; multi-instrumentalist Taylor Whiteside and noted Nashville strings man, Jim Prendergast.   A hallmark of the band is its eclectic repertoire of maritime, Irish/Scottish and ol’ timey songs and tunes, out of which the band weaves a rollicking, toe tapping, romantic, bitter-sweet and soul-soothing musical tapestry for the enjoyment of listening audiences in Northern New England.

Wednesday, November 14th - Friends' Preview, 5:00 to 7:30 PM
Thursday, November 15th - Public Sale, 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Friday, November 16th - Public Sale, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Saturday, November 17th - Public Sale, 9:00 AM to Noon

It’s time to save the dates so you won’t miss our annual Fall Friends' Book and Media Sale. We’ll have thousands of books, including children’s, history, war, politics, biography, cookbooks, gardening, science, animals, sports, mysteries, poetry, classics, humor, health, art, crafts, home, self-help, religion/inspiration, local interest, Christmas, romances and just about everything else.  We will also offer a wide selection of audiobooks, music on CD, and DVDs.

Most hard cover books are $1 and paperbacks 50 cents. Most children’s books are 25 cents. There is also a table featuring collections and special books priced at $2 and up. On Saturday, shoppers can buy a Friends' Book Bag and fill it for free!

All proceeds from the book sale go to the Friends of the Lane Memorial Library, whose mission is to support the library and its programs.

Cash or check with ID, no credit cards.

This artwork depicts how life could be—without segregation, without bias, without the terrible lack of connection among many of us human beings. The art was created through group sessions led by artist Richard Haynes, who developed a tracing technique so that anyone, artist or not, could join his trade and express the wish to change our culture. Fourteen people from the Seacoast participated to learn how artists are, not only culture keepers, but also, culture makers.

Haynes asked participants to imagine their art being uncovered by the people of a future generation. He asked, “What do you want people to discover from your drawing? How will you show them what it was like to be living in a time when we were emerging into a world without racism?”

As a group, they defined “diversity” and “racial unity” and then were asked, “How did you learn bias and prejudice in the first place?” The art students named systems: our families, our schools, our political and social cultures and healthcare—citing all the opportunities given only to white people in order to succeed and thrive. They asked themselves how we might have colluded with those systems of oppression—or how we confronted them. And, for eight weeks, they talked about their lives, laughed and cried together, and imagined a better future.

This project was organized by the Racial Unity Team and supported by a grant from the NH Charitable Foundation. Find the Racial Unity Team on Facebook or email them at racialunityteam1@gmail.com.

WHEN: Monday, October 8, 2018
WHERE: Library Main Floor
TIME: Soups will be served to the public @ 12:00 Noon
ENTRY DEADLINE: Friday, October 5th

Enter your family favorite soup featuring 2 ingredients unique to the New World to win!  New World food examples include Corn, Potatoes, Cranberries, Chocolate, Vanilla, Maple Syrup, Pumpkin, Chilies, Allspice, Black beans, Turkey.  Soups will be judged by popular vote and Chef’s Choice.

Voting will close at 12:45 PM, followed by a professional soup demonstration by Chef Aaron Duvall from the 401 Tavern at 1:00 PM.  We will announce the winners of both the People's Choice and chef's Choice following this presentation.

Prizes:
Chef’s 1st - $50 Gift certificate to the 401 Tavern - Jenn Beigel, Turkey Chili
Chef’s 2nd - $25 Gift certificate to the 401 Tavern - Stacy Mazur, Lasagna Soup
People’s 1st - $50 Gift certificate and gift basket to Philbrick’s Fresh Market - Josiah Howard, Cream of Potato & Corn Soup
People’s 2nd -$25 Gift certificate to Seacoast Soups - Djamel Hafiani, Seafood Chowder

Pictured Winners: Djamel Hafiani, Stacy Mazur, Josiah Howard with assistant Annika Howard, and Jenn Beigel

Winning Recipe - Cream of Potato and Corn Soup

Ingredients:
1 1/2 Cups Frozen Corn
10 Cups Chicken Broth
½ Cup minced Onion
½ tsp Salt
¾ tsp White Pepper
2 8oz blocks of Cream Cheese
Bacon Bits
Shredded Cheddar Cheese

Directions:
Boil potatoes, corn, onion, salt, and pepper in chicken broth until tender. Reduce heat to low. Cut cream cheese into chunks and add to soup. Stir often until cream cheese melts. Serve hot with bacon and shredded cheese sprinkled on top

Italian Wedding Soup by Chef Aaron Duvall, courtesy of the 401 Tavern

Ingredients:

8 - 10 pieces bone-in chicken thighs / legs
2 heads escarole, thin sliced
2 medium white onions, julienned
2 qt. Swanson (or equivalent) chicken stock
1 small box orzo
6 whole carrots, small dice
6 stalks celery, small dice
1 lb. ground beef rolled into small balls
5 eggs, hard boiled and chopped
2 chicken bouillon cubes

Place chicken in a pot with water enough to cover to a depth of 2 inches.  Boil until cooked through (about 20 minutes) and remove from water.  Chill chicken to room temperature and reserve broth.  Pull chicken meat and cut into soup-sized pieces.  Combine escarole, onions, carrots and celery with cut chicken and add to broth along with the chicken stock and bouillon cubes.  Simmer for 2 hours, while preparing hard boiled eggs and rolling the meatballs out to around 1 - 2 oz. each.  After the 2 hours is up, add meatballs and chopped hard boiled eggs and simmer for an additional 1 to 2 hours. Add cracked black pepper to taste and serve with cooked orzo and shredded Parmesan cheese as desired.